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House Republicans Endorsed Giving Trump Political Appointees Unilateral Veto Over All Grant Spending
This week, House Republicans on the Appropriations Committee were given two opportunities to denounce Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought’s shameful attempt to codify his power grab and normalize the White House’s illegal withholding of life-saving federal aid based on whether or not the recipient state voted for President Trump.
During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats fought against Republicans’ extreme bill that puts health coverage for millions of Americans at risk, eviscerates public education and job training, and eliminates funding for reproductive health.
Today, the House passed a reconciliation bill to provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol with just under $70 billion with no strings attached, over 4 times their combined annual budgets. With the passage of this bill, Republicans have voted to provide DHS more than $260 billion in the first two years of the Trump administration.
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee, gave remarks during the full committee markup of the fiscal year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies funding bill. Below are excerpts from her opening statement, as delivered.
Today, the House passed the Republican fiscal year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill. As costs for groceries go up, the bill cuts $200 million from fruit and vegetable vouchers for women, infants and children. While working families struggle to make ends meet, the bill decimates rural aid programs. A state- and district-level breakdown of the rural aid cuts can be found here.